The Democratic state committee is set to vote during a private meeting Friday evening on selecting Evan Bayh to replace former U.S. Rep. Baron Hill as the nominee for the seat now held by Republican Sen. Dan Coats, who is retiring.
The battle for Indiana’s open U.S. Senate seat could become the most expensive general election race in the state’s history, if Republican Todd Young proves he can compete with Democrat Evan Bayh.
Experts polled by Bloomberg agreed that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence performed well in his speech Tuesday at the Republican National Convention after Sen. Ted Cruz stunned the crowd by refusing to endorse the GOP ticket.
Vice presidential nominee Mike Pence was chosen by Donald Trump to unify conservatives behind the Republican ticket only to see his well-received speech overshadowed by Ted Cruz getting booed off the convention stage for his refusal to endorse the nominee.
While many of the claims Donald Trump makes about his running mate are technically true, the context of the claims shows a more complicated picture of Indiana’s economic picture under Gov. Mike Pence.
Another Republican is tossing his name into the hat for governor, and several GOP candidates have announced plans to seek newly open congressional seats.
Gov. Mike Pence told a powerful conservative lobbying group on Tuesday “that Donald Trump will be a great president of the United States of America because his heart beats with the heart of the American people.”
Indiana's delegates to the Republican National Convention will be celebrating Mike Pence's selection as Donald Trump's running mate while also pondering who'll take his place as the GOP candidate for governor.
Since Mike Pence is the sitting Indiana governor, his selection may also raise complex legal questions for some Donald Trump supporters who've managed money for the state, including the private-equity execs Wilbur Ross, Stephen Feinberg, and Tom Barrack.
Mike Pence said during a joint interview with running mate Donald Trump on 60 Minutes that the candidates’ vision is “exactly the same.” But some observers said the men’s interactions seemed forced.
In their first joint appearance, Donald Trump tried to draw a sharp contrast between Mike Pence, a soft-spoken conservative, and Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate.
In picking Mike Pence as his running mate, Republican Donald Trump has added a seasoned fundraiser who could bring fresh energy and new donors to a finance operation lagging far behind that of his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.
Over the past two decades, Trump has disagreed with his vice-presidential pick on plenty of political issues, including immigration policy, entitlement programs and trade.
A simple majority of 12 votes is needed from the 22 members of the Indiana Republican Party’s central committee for a candidate to be confirmed as Pence’s replacement on the ballot. The group will meet July 26.
The Republican ballot spot is open now that Rep. Susan Brooks has withdrawn from the race in order to run for governor and possibly replace Gov. Mike Pence on the ballot.
Now that the #veepstakes is settled, the #govstakes is in full force.
Donald Trump has offered Indiana Gov. Mike Pence the job of vice president, he said in a Twitter message Friday morning, confirming various media reports that began rising Thursday.
The Donald Trump campaign has not given an indication of when the press conference, previously scheduled for Friday morning, would be rescheduled. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is widely expected to be announced as Trump’s running mate.
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita and House Speaker Brian Bosma are also among potential nominees.
Now that Trump has claimed Pence on the national ticket, who will replace him here in Indiana?
